Taylor Ward’s Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Mike Mayers to the hill, face off at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, June 17. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ward
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Mayers will take to the mound for the Royals, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits to the Baltimore Orioles.
- The Royals average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.15) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.420 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- With 78 homers allowed, the Royals rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Taylor Ward Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Taylor Clarke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2021 | Brad Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
Ward Stats and Trends
- Ward has recorded a hit 38 times this season in 65 games played (58.5%), with 16 multi-hit efforts (24.6%).
- He has homered in 12.3% of his games this season (65 contests), going yard in 2.9% of his trips to home plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 33 times this season in 65 games played (50.8%), including six games with more than one run (9.2%).
- Ward has plated at least one run in 19 of 65 games this year (29.2%). He has collected two or more RBI in four of them (6.2%).
- He has struck out one or more times 39 times this season in 65 games (60.0%), including 17 games with more than one strikeout (26.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GP | 35 |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (65.7%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (37.1%) |
| 15 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (51.4%) |
| 3 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (14.3%) |
| 7 (23.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (34.3%) |
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